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HOW TO GET AROUND YOUR NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

HOW TO GET AROUND YOUR NON-COMPETE

Many Virginians want to know how they can work around their non-compete. I have had some very creative clients who have thought of unique ways to get around their non-compete agreements. Yes, I mean, compete without it appearing that they are competing. Here are some failed ways to “get around you non-compete.” 1. Start your…

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FOREIGN BODY = MALPRACTICE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

FOREIGN BODY = MALPRACTICE

A foreign body is not a UFO or an illegal immigrant. Legally speaking, a foreign body is something where it doesn’t belong. For example:– a catheter used to place a stent to your heart, found years later in your lung– a sponge left in your stomach after surgery that becomes infected– a needle left in…

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MULTIPLE FALLS AND SERIOUS INJURIES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

MULTIPLE FALLS AND SERIOUS INJURIES

Many nursing home residents are at increased risk for falling due to their medications, muscle weakness, stroke, Alzheimer’s Disease, the use of walkers or canes, etc. I just read of a tragic story on this very problem and a nursing homes failure to take appropriate action. An 82 year old California nursing home resident who…

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THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER REQUIRING NON-COMPETES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER REQUIRING NON-COMPETES

The University of Virginia Medical Center is adding “non-competition” clauses to the employment agreements of its 800 clinical faculty members. Under the new policy, clinical faculty involved in primary care — such as pediatrics or family medicine — are prohibited from practicing medicine within a 15-mile radius for one year after leaving employment with UVA.…

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READ THE LABEL 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

READ THE LABEL

We frequently get calls from people who have experienced medication errors due to pharmacy mistakes. People may be given their right medication – but wrong dose information. or Maybe they received their correct label, but with the wrong medication inside. or Maybe they were given someone else’s pills and label! The moral of the story…

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AOL and NON-COMPETES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

AOL and NON-COMPETES

Breaking news on Wallstreet Journal Online today, AOL will fire 1/3 of work force. That is devastating for Northern Virginia. It is also devastating for those individuals who have non-compete agreements with AOL and will soon be out of work. Will AOL do the right thing and release these employees from their restrictive covenants so…

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WHO IS THIS? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHO IS THIS?

QUESTION: Who is this lady? 1. She is your ex-employer’s IT department who was asked to examine your blackberry and laptop 10 minutes after you resigned and these items were returned. She is building a lawsuit against you for breach of contract and Trade Secret violations. 2. She is your old colleague who was emailing…

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TRACKING TECHNOLOGY AND NURSING HOME PATIENTS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

TRACKING TECHNOLOGY AND NURSING HOME PATIENTS

My local paper (The Roanoke Times) ran an Associated Press article yesterday entitled, “Tracking Technology Applies to Patients.” The article discussed the development of radio wave beacons and GPS systems to help families and nursing homes know the whereabouts of patients suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. This is great news for a terrible problem. The problem…

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VIRGINIA VICTORY FOR EMPLOYEES IN NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA VICTORY FOR EMPLOYEES IN NON-COMPETE

For many months now I have been closely following a case in the ED of VA Federal Court. Deltek v. IUVO, is essentially a case where employees left and started a competing business. Deltek, their ex- employer, came out swinging with trademark, breach of contract, tortious interference of contract claims etc. against a number of…

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RESEARCH YOUR DOCTOR 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

RESEARCH YOUR DOCTOR

I spoke to a lovely woman yesterday about a Medical Malpractice case. Her husband had gone through an unecessary surgery. While on the phone, I looked up the doctor in local Circuit Court records and learned he had been sued 6 times in the last 5 years. Now it is the result of those cases…

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FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE CANCER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE CANCER

Cancer is a terrible word, and an awful disease. Sometimes, Virginians are told by their doctors that they have caught the cancer early and that certain treatments should be considered to slow growth and hopefully, kill the cancer cells. But sadly, even with today’s technology, mistakes are made and cancer is not always caught in…

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TRENDS IN VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE LITIGATION 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

TRENDS IN VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE LITIGATION

We are seeing sad trends in Virginia businesses. 1. New Non-compete for old employeesEmployees after years and years of service, are being asked across the board, to sign non-compete agreements and or more restrictive non-compete agreements. Often times HR directors are sending emails to all with the attached agreement, and telling employees they have 24…

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